GAME ON

More sports game with a heavy sci-fiinfluence to discover

SKATEBALL ■ Speedball 2 is often claimed to have been inspired by the movie Rollerball but Mike denies it. Skateball, on the other hand, most likely was. As an ultra-violent futuristic version of ice hockey mixed with football, the matches could be won by destroying the opposition, or by scoring five goals. KILLERBALL ■ Chucking together roller-skating and American football, Killerball is a five-a-side blast which became another of gaming history’s cruel titles when it was released in 1989. Players can muscle the ball off the opposition by flattening them to the ground before trying to push the ball into stupidly small holes in the wall. BILL LAIMBEER’S COMBAT BASKETBALL ■ The NBA’s website says Bill Laimbeer was “one of the most notorious players ever to throw an elbow,” but…

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